Out of obscurity
(Videocassette)
Contributors
Published
[San Francisco, Calif.] : California Newsreel, 2000, c1999.
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Copies
Location | Call Number | Status |
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Special Collections - Civil Rights Room | Special Coll. VIDEO 323.0973 O942o | Library Use Only |
Subjects
LC Subjects
African Americans -- Civil rights -- Virginia -- Alexandria -- History -- 20th century.
African Americans -- Segregation -- Virginia -- Alexandria -- History -- 20th century.
Alexandria Library (Alexandria, Va.).
Civil rights demonstrations -- Virginia -- Alexandria.
Documentary films.
Tucker, Samuel Wilbert, -- 1913-1990.
Virginia -- Race relations -- History -- 20th century.
African Americans -- Segregation -- Virginia -- Alexandria -- History -- 20th century.
Alexandria Library (Alexandria, Va.).
Civil rights demonstrations -- Virginia -- Alexandria.
Documentary films.
Tucker, Samuel Wilbert, -- 1913-1990.
Virginia -- Race relations -- History -- 20th century.
More Details
Published
[San Francisco, Calif.] : California Newsreel, 2000, c1999.
Format
Videocassette
Physical Desc
1 videocassette (ca. 40 min.) : sd., col. and b&w ; 1/2 in.
Language
English
Notes
General Note
"Copyright 1999 River Road Productions."
Creation/Production Credits
Directors of photography, Eddie Becker, Seth Groms ; edited by Chad George.
Participants/Performers
Narrated by Dr. Julian Bond.
Description
Details a little-known chapter in civil rights history. In 1939 five young men staged what is believed to be the nation's first sit-in at a public library just outside Washington, DC, to protest the "separate, but equal" treatment of African-Americans. Includes a dramatization of the 1939 sit-in and a look at the role of local civil rights activist Samuel Wilbert Taylor.
System Details
VHS.
Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Spangler, M., Becker, E., Schmitt, B. A., & Bond, J. (20001999). Out of obscurity . California Newsreel.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Matt. Spangler et al.. 20001999. Out of Obscurity. California Newsreel.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Matt. Spangler et al.. Out of Obscurity California Newsreel, 20001999.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Spangler, Matt., Eddie Becker, Beth Ann Schmitt, and Julian Bond. Out of Obscurity California Newsreel, 20001999.
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